Poetry Scavenger Hunt--Library Activity

How was the wind personified as an old man in "Old Man Rain"?

• he falls and breaks a hip

• he fumbles and has a beard

• he mutters and stutters

• he can't remember where he is

What did you hear in "Skeleton Parade"? Check ALL that apply.

• rhythm

• rhyme

• repetition

• moaning

Which are examples of onomatopoeia found in "Push Button"? Check ALL that apply.

• click

• voom

• whoosh

• clack

What is the simile in "Trip: San Francisco"?

• I went to San Francisco

• high bridges

• bridges like cobwebs

• across the water

What is the theme of "Messy Room"?

• It's kind to help others with their difficult chores.

• Mothers will always help their children clean their rooms.

• Friends cannot come over until rooms are clean.

• It is important to clean your own messes.

Which details below create the hyperbole in "It's Hot!"? Check all that apply.

• It's hot.

• I think I'll take my shoes off.

• I think I'll take my skin off

• And sit around in my bones

What is the metaphor in "Dragon Smoke"?

• Your breath on a cold day is similar to the smoke from a dragon's snout.

• Dragons don't like cold weather.

• It is cold enough to see your breath.

• Remember to breathe when you're outside in the cold.

What is the rhyme scheme in the first stanza of "The Mist and All"?

• AABACC

• AABBCC

• ABCAB

• ABCBA

Check all the boxes that show couplets from "Whatif".

• Whatif I start to cry? Whatif I get sick and die?

• Whatif nobody likes me? Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?

• Whatif the fish won't bite? Whatif the wind tears up my kite?

• Whatif the bus is late? Whatif I tear my pants?

Check all the items you see in the poem "The Squirrel."

• rhyme (hippity hop, to the tree top)

• onomatopoeia (snappity, crackity)

• simile (tall as a feather, broad as a sail)

• rhythm (whirly, twirly, round and round, down he scampers to the ground)